Beetle cellular offers cellular phone service for 39.95 a month plus one cent a minute. Salamander digital offers cellular phone service for 9.95 a month plus five cents a minute. How many minutes would a person need to use a month for beetle cellular to cost the same as salamander digital

750 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of minutes be represented as x

1 cent = 0.01

Beetle cellular offers cellular phone service for 39.95 a month plus one cent a minute.

$39.95 + 0.01x

Salamander digital offers cellular phone service for 9.95 a month plus five cents a minute.

$9.95 + 0.05x

How many minutes would a person need to use a month for beetle cellular to cost the same as salamander digital?

This is calculated as:

Beetle cellular = Salamander digital

$39.95 + 0.01x = $9.95 + 0.05x

Collect like terms

$39.95 - $9.95 = 0.05x - 0.01x

$30.00 = 0.04x

x = $30.00/0.04

x = 750 minutes

A person need to use 750 minutes a month for beetle cellular to cost the same as salamander digital.